The Lake & The Stars is a smart, elegant, sexy underwear brand, and very innovative with their Spring 2011 collection 'Ritualized' ~ lookbook photos by photographer Tom Hines ~ amazing images.

FEATUREDI've simultaneously fallen for the trench coats of The Lake & Stars (known for their lingerie) and the work of photographer, Tim Zaragoza... but are they as amazing separated?

Field Station lodges are opening in Moab, Joshua Tree and Lake Tahoe in 2023 from AutoCamp Hospitality Group are a fun, minimal, outdoor focused hospitality option. Some rooms feature Black Diamond Portaledges!

Bureo Jenga Ocean - Each game is made from over 25 square feet of fishing nets proudly sourced through Bureo's Net Positiva recycling program. Artwork by Lake Buckley.

VIDEOGame of Thrones: The Frozen Lake. From bears to wights, see how the icy battles in "Beyond the Wall" were captured.

Thinkspace Gallery releases two very LA prints from Scott Listfield "Map of the Stars" and "The River"

Christo's Floating Piers opens on Lake Iseo in Italy allowing visitors to walk on water

Silver Lake's Swan Stairs "Los Angeles, I'm Yours" painted by Eve Dastmalchian, LA-based muralist known as Evelyn Leigh. Fun, colorfully popping geometric mural!

88888, a collaboration between Karel Burssens and Jeroen Verrecht, has unveiled a new installation that glow in the middle of the water surrounding the ancient castle of Horst, Belgium.

FEATUREDNOTFZJ80 Adventures - heading off grid to Taylor Creek and Lake Isabella, CA. Getting away from screens to head into the woods for a camping break with the NOTCOT Land Cruiser.

VIDEOThe Electric Samba project goes on a long road trip to Lake Havasu with Tesla battery pack to extend the travel range, in this DIY home made Volkswagen.

Kids Tent Cabin Bed by Mathy By Bols - sleep under the stars every night!

Paperbridge, an installation in the Lake District by Steve Messam is a bridge made from paper.

Maija Puoskari's Tyyni (which means calm and serene) - "Finland’s most famous mountain Saana and the lake Kilpisjärvi were the inspiration for this work. You can see the reflection of the mountain in the mirror."

Eperfa - Toys about two places of Hungary that are full of tales: the hills around Budapest and about Lake Balaton, the largest lake of the country.

FEATUREDThe Laguna Lodge is tucked away on the lakeshore of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Only accessible by boat, it's an eco-oasis of relaxation on 100 acres of nature preserve with a delicious locally grown, organic, vegetarian restaurant on site.

FEATURED Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep so dramatically posed in the snow in front of the frozen Abraham Lake in Alberta. How could we not stop when these guys are walking across the highway and hopping the barrier?

FEATUREDEdmonton Silver Skate Festival -The perfect intro to all things winter fun: dog sledding, ice skating on the frozen lake, snow sculptures, snow mazes and ice slides, live music, and so much more.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Inspiration in DTLA + Silver Lake. From this flying machine-esque Oyster Gourmet spot to driving in the iconic LA Aqueduct to going to the Kings/Rangers NHL game to shopping the new Mission Workshop and Shinola and much more!

5 Everyday - a simple app that gives you 5 things to do in LA everyday - Art, City, Food, Music, and a Wildcard. From Silver Lake Band YACHT.

Mission Workshop now has a shop in Silver Lake!

Breathtaking views across Quilotoa, a volcanic lake in the Ecuadorian Andes by architects Javier Mera, Jorge Andrade and Daniel Moreno.

FEATUREDInspiration: Glacier Water BLUES ~ are unlike any blues i've ever seen. Exploring Banff and Jasper in Alberta, these amazing colors made us stop at every lake, creek, waterfall we could fit in. A new favorite color perhaps?

FEATUREDMoraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. WOW. I still can't believe the blue color of the glacier lake water. And the chipmunks are so friendly they even come right up to dogs. Beyond breathtaking!!!

FEATUREDCanmore, Alberta is quickly becoming one of my favorite spots so far. Especially their Quarry Lake Park with the Off Leash Dog Park. Look at the VIEWS. Amazing both in sun and snow... and such nice people and fun big dogs each time we go.

FEATUREDHeading into Alberta, Canada - first stop: Waterton Lakes National Park! A peek at the stunning views, lake hikes, bison paddock (you can drive around in it!), and our tree nestled camp site.

FEATUREDInspiration exploring from LA to Yellowstone National Park to roadside bison to cocktail pasties to Glacier National Park to camping at Bowman Lake and cruising the magnificent Getting To The Sun Road... and everything in between!

The Biwako Biennale 2014 Utakata opens this month, taking place in 12 traditional Japanese houses in a small city by Japan's largest lake.

FEATUREDNOTFZJ80 Project: Test Trip, Big Bear! First part is testing out camping. From popping the rooftop tent, annex, and awning, to cooking a few meals and curling up under the stars we explore dispersed and yellow post camping.

Tea Tray carved out of plywood. Undulating forms accentuated by the layers of the ply, and a large central reservoir is formed by the landscape where excess tea gathers to form a lake. By Artonomos.

'Floating House' by MOS Architects on Lake Huron, Canada.

'The Night Stars Escaped' sculpture by Japanese artist Tomohiro Inaba for Tokyo Designers Week in Milano 2014.

Professional skateboarder Bob Burnquist's floating skateboard ramp makes waves on Lake Tahoe.

North Lake Wenatchee from DeForest Architects.

The Tower of Rotsee, Switzerland, is used during summer rowing regattas on the lake. Designed by AFGH Architects.

Illuminated bent glass Christmas ornaments by Pernilla Ohrstedt at London's Edition Hotel.

VIDEOShanks FX on creating the cosmos for PBS, using a sheet of glass, dust for stars, food coloring, water and milk to stunning effect.

VIDEOIt stars Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, James Harden, Steve Nash and Stephen Curry shooting three-pointers at nets outfitted with Christmas bells—producing an even more impressive musical performance, this time of “Jingle Bells.”

Incredible photos from Nick Brandt of Lake Natron in northern Tanzania. The photos feature in his latest book Across the Ravaged Land, documenting the disappearance of animals in Eastern Africa.

Attrap Rêves, a French countryside hotel in Marseilles that invites guests to sleep under the stars in their transparent pods.

Hotel The Exchange is an independent fashion hotel in central Amsterdam that playfully weaves together fashion and architecture in unique rooms ranging from one to five stars.

French designers Zébra3/Buy-Sellf have designed a prefabricated holiday home in the shape of a cloud that sits next to a lake in south-west France.

Norquay Co. Designer Canoe Paddles are great for cruising around the lake on day trips or gracing your cabin's wall.

German artist Robert Barta challenges visitors to cross a gallery full of 8mm ball bearings on the floor's surface in his installation 'Crossing Half a Million Stars' currently on view in Berlin.

Clear Lake Cottage by MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects (MJMA), in Seguin, Ontario.

Ginko Eco-neighborhood in Bordeaux, France, where some apartments are tilted slightly to achieve the right balance between lake views and optimal solar gain.

FEATUREDSneak peek at IncrEdibles: A Voyage through Surprising Edible Plants festival at Kew in London. From dying the lake + floating fruit boats you can row thru a banana grotto + magical glasses + pineapples + musical plants + more

No More Stars by Ra di Martino is a series of photographs taken in the abandoned movie sets of the film Star Wars saga, filmed through the years in different locations in the south of Tunisia

Cool new video for Jerzy Goliszewski's 'Lake' that looks a bit like a frozen sun! Surprising play with a clinker wall.

Richard Wright's stunning ceiling paintings of over 47,000 black stars for Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum.

Dave Gorum captures the floating ice on Lake Michigan in these animated gifs.

The SOW house from SAOTA, a beautiful contemporary residence and office / guest annex on Lake Geneva.

Darkened Cities by Thierry Cohen shows us what it would be like if we could see the stars in our cities.

Stitch the Stars DIY 2013 Calendar Kit. Then turn out the lights and enjoy the glow-in-the-dark embroidery floss and screen printing.

A rope bridge suspended by helium balloons! It's Pont de Singe bridge by Olivier Grossetête floating over a lake in Tatton Park in England.

100,000 Stars is an interactive visualization of the stellar neighborhood created for the Google Chrome web browser. You can zoom and spin your way around our solar systems and galaxy!

FEATUREDBasecamp Hotel in South Lake Tahoe ~ a new hipster motel conversion with a very Joie de Vivre/Ace hotel feel... fun website design too.

FEATUREDPicnic Super Gift Guide of sorts ~ here are the NOTCOT picks for the dream romantic bike ride picnic, luxurious drive picnic, picnic with the kids, and picnic under the stars!

Herdybank! A Herdwick Sheep money bank from Herdy UK, est 2007 by designers, Spencer and Diane Hannah. This well branded store and site help support the rural communities and fell farmers of the Lake District.

Design practice 24° Studio linked together hundreds of hollow paper stars to line a tunnel and stairway in Santorini, Greece.

Incredible how this entire prefab guesthouse is dropped into place by helicopter! on a site overlooking Lake Maggiore in Switzerland. Prefab designed by British architect Richard Horden.

'I am a Camera' by Luke Evans and Josh Lake from Kingston University, who "wanted to bring our insides out, so we ate 35mm photographic film slides and let our bodies do the rest."

Built overlooking a lake in Finland, this Micro Cabin nicknamed 'Nido' was designed and built by Robin Falck.

100,000 LED lights float down the Sumida River in the inaugural Tokyo Hotaru festival. The prayer 'stars' designed to resemble fireflies are LEDs provided by Panasonic.

Fantastic branding and retail environment by Struck for JouJou: A Curious Boutique for Toys and Treats in Salt Lake City, UT at The Grand America hotel.

Constellations is a hand-cut paper installation by Casey Watson. The viewer is invited inside the starry globe to see the stars turn into city lights.

Designed by Salt Lake City-based creative director Gary Sume, this poster for the Utah Highway Safety office advises drivers to watch out for motorcycles.

Hot tub boats navigating the waters of Lake Union. This summer, lounge in a luxurious soaking tub, with sweeping views of the Seattle skyline.

Scientists discover Buckyballs (microscopic spheres, where 60 carbon atoms are arranged in a football-like pattern) in a solid form, around a pair of stars some 6,500 light-years from Earth.

Rare pictures of a bio luminescent lake in Australia caused by the illuminating defense mechanism of microorganisms.

SAY Power , is a small carbon tender for lake and sea. It features a 140hp engine capable of 35 knots.

Designer Oscar Lhermitte will bring back the stars in the London night sky at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on the 22nd of October.

Crater Lake, multi-use environmental installation project by 24° Studio, serves as a meeting place where every area can be used as seating for visitors to enjoy the surroundings.

Nicole Meyer is branding 10,000 lakes. One Minnesota Lake. One Logo. Every day. The project will take about 27 years. Talk about dedication!

Photographer Lincoln Harrison puts a new spin on shooting stars.

The Aston Martin One-77 stars in new episode of NatGeo's Megafactories. Great video and photo gallery of their assembly.

The Windmill Factory installed 217 solarpowered LED lights on a decaying pier in NYC's Hudson River for the eco-art installation 'Reflecting the Stars.'

This addition to a Swiss vineyard, by Atelier Daniel Schlaepfer, cascades over a hillside overlooking Lake Geneva.

FEATURED3am photoshoot with the Bentley Supersports Convertible ~ under the bright moon and stars, pch down below, and overlooking endless ocean. A fun look at how differently Shawn and I interpreted the car.

Chelsea's I-20 Gallery is currently having a stint as a skate shop during MAKE SKATEBOARDS, a group exhibition of artist-designed ephemera with a Dogtown twist.

Lake Austin House by Lake|Flato Architects

New window displays for Barneys by Rafael de Cárdenas and other design stars.

Northern Hemisphere Star Chart print by Brainstorm is a two color 18" x 24" limited edition signed and numbered screen print. You can pair it with their Southern Hemisphere print for a set of all the stars in the sky!

FEATUREDRowing along Oxford Street sipping drinks and nibbling strawberries. 5 stories above the crowds on the roof of Selfridges you'll find a boating lake, island bar and waterfalls. A surreal experience from Bompas & Parr to launch the sweetener Truvia.

VIDEOPhillip Bloom's Chicago by Boat captures a 3 and a half hour timelapse on board a boat going along Lake Michigan and through the gorgeous Chicago waterways.

Rabbit Island: A sustainable artist residency on a remote, forested island in the largest freshwater lake in the world. The project is fundraising on Kickstarter. Help make it happen!

FEATUREDHow will you be spending this long weekend? Plan your next getaway with some inspiration from NotVentures. Why not discover a lake fully of jellyfish, secret surf spots or wine country?

Gorgeous new iTunes visualizer called Planetary from the artist at Bloom. Your iPad needs this amazing visualization for your music library ~ artists are stars, albums are planets, tracks are moons... stunning app we previewed at Eyeo Festival!

"What is your camera setup of choice and why?" Awesome feature at Defgrip - See what Justin Kosman, Tommy Blanco, Vincent Perraud, Jon Stars,Ryan Fudger,David Lang, Kyle Emery-Peck, Cody Nutter, George Marshall and Joey Cobbs had to say.

Jon Hamm and a blue yeti puppet are the stars of the new music video of Herman Dune, an indie folk rock band. Directed by Toben Seymour.

David Duchovny stars as a polar bear who leaves Alaska for the wilds of Hollywood! The Beaufort Diaries animated short debuted at SXSW and will soon be at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Map of The Stars is our attempt to depict the encompassing feeling of space through a mixed-media approach. Our aim was to limit computer use till post-production, relying on ink and watercolor to drive the piece.

Willem Dafoe stars in a new 90 second spot for Jim Beam, directed by Dante Ariola. The commercial, from agency Strawberry Frog, is meant to imply that the choices you make, make you.

Lake Flato Architects designed a new office for the Lance Armstrong Foundation in Austin, Texas.

'Wanaka Retreat' on the shores of Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, by Stevens Lawson Architects.

Karl Lagerfeld stars in a new ad for the Volkswagen Golf "Style".

Welcome to Nice Beer Lake! Adorable pint glass and coaster set by Aesthetic Apparatus!

'Sunset at the Spiral Jetty' outlined by rays of sunlight known as crepuscular rays, the setting sun having disappeared from direct view behind them. Seen from the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, Utah.

American artist Andrew Smith resides in Lehi, Utah, a small town outside slat lake city where he crafts unusually complex and colourful kinetic sculptures. This one is called; "driving force"

The visually captivating Aluminum House designed by UNIT Arkitektur AB is a modern extension to a traditional 20th-century farmhouse located by Lake Gärdsken in Alingsås, Sweden.

"Van Gogh from space." That's how Rebecca Roth at NASA Goddard describes this stunning image, which looks like Starry Night. But these are not stars. It's right here, on planet Earth.

VIDEOBigger than ever, NikeTown in London is back open for business. This short video that features athletes from Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis to English Premier League stars Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Ashley Cole and Dider Drogba.

3 new typographic limited edition prints from Seb Lester, 'Dreams', 'Stars' & 'So Much To Do'.

Designed by John Robert Nilsson Architects, this gorgeous lake house sits perched above woodsy natural elements, like a beacon of modern and contemporary design.

Outside of Seattle, this modern cabin by Nils Finne Architects is a wonderland of cozy handcrafted wood and special touches.

Check out Dale Chihuly’s Boathouse on Lake Union.

A nice piece at Fast Company - "Mad Men" Stars Shill for Real Brands, Blurring the Show's Boundaries ~ like Christina Hendricks, the actress that plays Joan Holloway on Mad Men shooting an ad for current London Fog

NYtimes slideshow of Vera Scekic and Robert Osborne's light-filled house overlooking Lake Michigan.

Shuswap Cabin by Splyce design is a seasonal retreat on the Southern shore of Shuswap Lake in British Columbia.

The world's largest artwork was created this year on the frozen surface of the world's largest lake!

Lake Burbury by Stuart Williams at Sydney Design's Workshopped 2010, an exhibition of Australian design.

The nature discovery center Mueritzeum presents the region around the German lake Mueritz. The main attraction is an 8 metres wide and 3 metres high panel that gives the visitors the chance to have a direct view into the lake.

Vacation house located on the shores of Nahuelhuapi Lake, southern Argentina, near Villa La Angostura. Designed by Mathias Klotz and named Casa Techos (Roof House).

Farqual Lake Residence, located in Apple Valley, MN, designed with the concept of how to manage client's lifestyle. By Altus Architecture + Design.

This beautiful cnidarian is part of a NYtimes slideshow revealing a cold seep ecosystem, which thrives on the Gulf of Mexico seabed, tube worms that could be centuries old thrive among corals, crabs, bitter stars and other creatures.

Lake Okoboji is located in Iowa. The owner of this house wanted to make a vacation house near the lake, considering the views and vacation atmosphere.

FEATUREDWow. Crayon Carvings of World Cup super stars! Diem Chau + W+K for the Nike Write the Future press kit! Beautiful packaging, stunning artworks!

Casa en el Bosque was designed by Parque Humano, located in in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, near Avándaro Lake and the protected forest area of Cerro Gordo. This design has a strong connection to its surrounding nature.

Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren commissioned over 50 of Europe’s most exciting young contemporary artists to customize stars made from the finest American denim. This piece from French artist L'Atlas is one of them.

Sad to have missed the "Three stars bomb!" candles designed by Ted Noten for the "Saved by Droog" event in Milan. These bomb shaped candles light up to slowly reveal three hidden bronze stars. Nice ephemeral packaging!

Murdock Young Architects designed this beautiful contemporary lakefront home in Montauk, NY.

Famous insurance company Aflac joins Pixar to promote their 50th commercial. For the occasion, the famous pissed-off duck sympathizes with the toys of Toy Story in an absolutely amazing commercial !

A lake house by Claesson Koivisto Rune is located near the Drevviken lake with its own little cove.

A new set of art prints by Ben the Illustrator entitled 'The Lake'. 13" x 19" giclee prints on fine art paper, signed by the artist.

Some floating homes have been built on Lake Union, and this design is one of them. This design was done by Vandeventer + Carlander Architects, located at the second position from the end of the dock.

A beautiful wooden house, in the middle of a Ticinese vineyard, jutting high above Lake Maggiore in Switzerland. Designed by Daniele Claudio Taddei.

An original endorsement with the video game icons Raving Rabbids, becoming the stars of a new advertising series for a Renault car!

Starblog: a great collection of stars by gruppo A12. Starblog is an ongoing gallery of images of stars in art, architecture, graphics, design, etc…

Fresh air from rural and coastal locations around the country captured in jars by the NationalTrust – given out to reduce stress. Collected from Lake Windermere in Cumbria, Stourhead in Wiltshire and Box Hill, Surrey

FEATUREDSweet Dreams by Daniel Bjugård ~ amazing glow in the dark skull poster... up close it looks like a bunch of stars... step back... and the skull emerges.

Nick Knight, one of the most renown fashion photographers today, just did a special shoot of the 2011 Mercedes SLS AMG with supermodel Julia Stegner for MB Fashion Week 2010 in Berlin.

Banksy recently put up this piece spotted outside downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The clever stencil features a graffiti boy praying for forgiveness. “Forgive Us Our Trespassing,” it states.

Matthew Biancaniello from the Roosevelt Hotel is collaborating with Bar Keeper in Silver Lake to turn blue-green emu eggs into cocktail cups! LA Times has great photos along with the story.

Söhne & Partner Architekten designed the lightsails project as guiding symbols for the exhibition around the Millstaetter lake, Austria.

Beautiful ad series - “Don’t let the heat get to you. Six Stars Air-Con Maintenance.” out of Dubai

LG's new campaign to prevent bad sexting stars James Lipton offering his beard to youngsters to think things over before they react. HILARIOUS!

Designer Clémentine Tantet takes Paris's name "City of Lights" and redesigns it's Underground map with the aesthetics of a map of the stars.

The Lake Keeper print from Andrew Groves.

Outside magazine shared 16 hard-working photographers and their toughest assignments. This photo is by Matthieu Paley as he was stranded on frozen Lake Baikal.

Wishing Stars is an iPhone game I developed, a GPS treasure hunt that takes place at Disneyland. Worked to make it look like a classic Disney product...

Steven Holl is about to complete construction of the Historical museum for writer Knut Hamsun in Norway. The black volume stands tall above the forest, offering great views over the nearby lake.

it’s pretty rare that an advertisement makes me want to skip around and do a little dance. But this new Stella McCartney ad featuring Disney all-stars Bambi & Co makes me very happy.

FEATUREDPrometheus Springs: Capsaicin Spiced Elixir - occultish branding, fun bottling video... and upside down pentagon of 5 stars around a crowned dragon ouroboros encircling what looks like a simplified masonic symbol for a logo...

Oragami nudie mags from designer and social ecologist Ethan Shoshan. AKA "Porn Stars!" -- P.s. SFW